Sifting through Arcade Fire lyrics for biblical imagery was an exciting prospect, but also a daunting one. Marking their references wasn’t too tiring—though there are fair number of them—it just felt weird to separate Arcade Fire from religion. They’re so inextricably linked to the church, that writing this felt like writing a piece on Every Instance Of Rick Ross Ad-libbing UGGGH or All of Drake’s References to Past Girlfriends. Suffices to say: Arcade Fire is in a relationship with God and it’s complicated.

Speaking of dystopias: The Hunger Games. Arcade Fire contributed to The Hunger Games soundtrack with a track called Abraham’s Daughter. The title character doesn’t appear in biblical text, but the lyrics place her in Abraham’s most notable scene:

The song dovetails nicely with the Hunger Games' plot; where Katniss sacrificed herself for sister, Abraham’s daughter (she’s nameless) attempts to sacrifice herself for her brother Isaac. Katniss struggles against The Capitol’s regime, while Abraham’s daughter bumps heads with the laws laid down in Exodus and Deuteronomy.

We find their lyrics going back to Exodus on the title track of Neon Bible:

I didn’t know Arcade Fire recorded The Suburbs and Neon Bible in a church until they wrote a tweet, offering the church for sale. Both albums grappled with religion, but now that the church’s roof had collapsed and with a Grammy for Best Album to their name, it made sense for them to find a traditional studio to for their new album. Instead they’ve decided to make their own studio, its construction “still coming together as we record," according to drummer Jeremy Gara. I guess there’s no reason to mess with success, so long as God is willing and the roof don’t collapse.